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Our Ancestral Lineage

June 4th, 2010 · 31 Comments · Ancestral Lineage

Our ancestral lineage is not something many of us think about on a regular basis except, perhaps, to bemoan some physical genetic fault that is causing us grief.  We rarely consider that many of our habits, attitudes, gifts and talents are inherited through our bloodline and even more rarely how much we owe to those of our lineage who are now buried beneath the earth but who live on through us.

In many indigenous cultures there is a great awareness of what we owe our ancestors and the gifts and talents we have been given through them.  From a scientific viewpoint that information resides in our DNA, along with predispositions towards more challenging attributes like illness and less pleasant traits.

In the Faerie tradition the ancestral lineage is known as the River of Blood and it is accepted that it is our task to redeem the blood of our ancestors.  We do this by working on the challenges we find within us, facing the things we would rather not know about ourselves and bringing them into the Light.  Often these challenges have been inherited whether or not we are aware of it.    Many teachers talk about working with our shadows, the disowned parts of ourselves that need to be integrated so we can become whole.   It is less often mentioned that we do this not just for ourselves but for those of our ancestral line who are trapped in prisons of their own making, waiting for us to do the work that will set them free.   And by doing the work for ourselves we clear  the line for them and  for those in the future who will one day have our blood flowing through their veins.

There are those among our ancestral lineage of great strength and Light who have great gifts to bestow on us if we are open to receiving them.  They cannot help us directly however, unless we ask.

So how do we do this ?   There are many practices to contact our ancestors from all over the world, from meditation to ritual.  A wonderful and very rewarding practice is that of making contact through the graves of family or strangers.  Visit a cemetery and if you can visit a family grave.  If you are far from home as many of us in this world are,  find a grave that is neglected and overgrown.  Bring little offering gifts like flowers and incense  or whatever speaks to you and tell the spirits that you are there to make contact, to honor them.  What is important is that the gifts are from your heart.  The forgotten spirits in a neglected grave will be thrilled to be approached and remembered.  Ask them to convey your greetings to your relatives in the Otherworld.  If you really wish to make the contact deep tell them you will return but do not do this unless you really mean it.  Do not make promises you do not intend to keep.

Like any relationship it takes time to build but the rewards are great.  We live at a time when the veils between the worlds are becoming very thin and we have opportunities for Otherworldly contact that were the preserve of the few in times gone by.  We simply have to open ourselves to it, ask sincerely and it will come.  A regular practice such as this will attract the attention of those in our ancestral line who are ready to help us.  Who knows what treasures are waiting for you ?

Be warned though, the vibration of what is sent out is the vibration of what  returns.  If the intentions are greedy and selfish then that is what will come back.  Like attracts like in the spirit world just as it does in this one.  Those who are sincerely seeking a path of Light have absolutely nothing to fear however, for the Light is what will come to guide them.

Take the time to reflect on those whose blood flows in your veins, whether or not you know them. It is not important that you do, only that you are open to honoring and remembering them, and to receiving the  guidance and gifts they are willing to offer you.

Any insights, experiences or comments  are very welcome !

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